1. After 3 corneal abrasions in 4 months, I’ve decided to give up contacts for a while. It’s the only common thread I can find in all 3 instances. New contacts = scratched cornea? No thank you. 2. Said corneal abrasion forced me to miss Fingernail Friday. So below, find my two (relatively crazy) manicures [...]
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Happy Friday!! This has been a super long week, and I guess that makes sense since it was the first FULL week of the school year! But, I knew it would be a great day when I saw this on the drive to school this morning. In fact it looked like it was hovering right [...]
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My sister Leigh turned 27 on Monday, which also happened to be Labor Day. I’m pretty sure her actual birth day was on Labor Day as well, but since I was 4 when she was born, I don’t really remember! What I do remember is knowing deep down that I was going to have a [...]
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The end of the summer means a lot of different things to me. With the first hint of cool weather in the air, and school busses back in the neighborhoods, camp ends and I get a few precious days off before my own school starts. I use those few days to get prepared for the [...]
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Hey there lovely blog readers (however few of you are left after my random posts of the summer)! I need to come clean. I’ve gained a bunch of weight. Like, so much that I’m uncomfortable in my own skin. I shy away from being in front of the camera, and hide myself in dresses or [...]
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I knew that once Spring arrived, things would start to turn around. It was light until almost 7 p.m. tonight, the sun is in the sky, birds are chirping… and there was one little thing I’d been waiting to hear for the last four years. Being a teacher brings a small (ok, huge) amount of [...]
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One of the easiest things I can do to help myself be healthier is to eat more veggies. It seems simple enough, but in the winter months in Chicago, truly flavorful vegetables tend to lurk in the cruciferous and tuberous families. Ok, really what I mean is that there’s broccoli and potatoes. Today, on an [...]
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Seriously. I’m Summer-sick. Since I do these posts all Summer, I thought maybe it would help me feel like it might, maybe, possibly get warm out, someday. 6: Classes taught today 174: Students taught today 47: Minutes per class 26: Minutes of free time 24: Ounces of coffee consumed 24: Ounces of Diet Coke consumed [...]
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Happy Wednesday all! Hope you’ve had a great day… I definitely did, and am quite exhausted. You’ll see exactly why in a minute! I’m glad to see you’ve all liked the return of Wednesday in Numbers, so I’ll keep with it for the next 8 weeks, if you don’t mind. 209: Campers in attendance today [...]
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Nearly four years ago (yikes, I can’t believe it’s been that long) I joined Weight Watchers for (what I thought) would be the last time. Before I joined, I rarely cooked. As much as I love cooking now, I had a TINY kitchen and a great pizza place down the street so I never did [...]
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